MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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